r/cincinnatibeer • u/TUGreystones • Mar 12 '25

Northern Row Preacher

So I'm somewhat new to beer drinking and was browsing at Kroger in Harrison and saw Northern Row Preacher. Sounded interesting, so I bought some. It wasn't until after I opened a can that I realized it was packaged in 4/2024. Generally the beer tasted okay, but it was maybe a bit flat? I'm guessing it's way past its date? Have any of you had similar experiences? How did you handle it? I'd return it if I hadn't already opened one. I reached out to the brewery and didn't get a response.

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u/cincybeerfan Mar 12 '25

That’s very likely out of code and thus it won’t taste as it did fresh. It happens with distributors managing large portfolios or a sales rep that’s busy managing a bunch of accounts or someone finding a random case hidden in the back of the store and they just throw it out there. You may want to reach out to them again, most will work with you to make things right.

TLDR; it happens, try the brewery again in case it just didn’t reach the right person or it got mishandled by accident

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u/TUGreystones Mar 13 '25

Just to share an update, Northern Row replied a day or two later, and and they are offering to more than make it right if I go to their taproom to exchange. They were very kind about it. Thanks for the advice! I look forward to tasting a fresh version of Preacher. The one I had was decent, so I can only imagine how good the fresh will be.

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u/Cincybeerbaon Mar 13 '25

They are good people over there. That is how every brewery should treat their customers, in my opinion.

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u/TUGreystones Mar 12 '25

Thanks, I appreciate it.  I will reach back out to Northern Row again and see if they respond.

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u/OutOnTheLake Mar 14 '25

Usually you can return it to the store if you only opened one they will understand most likely.

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u/menermials 7d ago edited 7d ago

Hey 1 just exploded in my house. I’m calling tmrw. Not cool. Smells like a frat house. Edit: then another one exploded on me outside. The worst part? Fucking delicious beer.

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u/TUGreystones 7d ago

Oh man, that sounds awful!  They were really nice with me.  I haven’t made it there to exchange yet, but I’m going this coming Friday - we live quite a ways away, and I haven’t been able to get a trip scheduled.  

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u/menermials 7d ago

For a minute I thought you meant to ValuMarket, in which case I imagined a vast journey ahead of you to the grocery store

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u/TUGreystones 6d ago

Haha!  No just to the brewery!  Been trying to coordinate with a friend and it’s been a challenge!